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Blencathra Trailhead – Castlerigg Stone Circle loop from Lamonby

Blencathra Trailhead – Castlerigg Stone Circle loop from Lamonby

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Blencathra Trailhead – Castlerigg Stone Circle loop from Lamonby

02:28

46.8km

630m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 30, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 18.9 km for 180 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.79 km

Greystoke Forest

Highlight • Forest

Greystoke Woods look like a great spot for a gravel cycle, but the gates are padlocked and it is clear you are not encouraged to enter

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11.4 km

Blencathra Trailhead

Highlight • Summit

This is one of the best places to start a walk up Blencathra. You can follow the track up the valley and then turn left at the top following the …

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15.1 km

Threlkeld Village Hall Coffee Shop

Highlight • Rest Area

A lovely village cafe, Open 10am to 5pm during the summer and 9:30am to 4pm from 11th September, closing only for Christmas, Boxing and New Year’s Days. Walkers, cyclists and dogs welcome.

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18.9 km

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Highlight • Monument

The actual purpose of these megalithic standing stones is hotly debated, with many theories being thrown out. There are 38 of them (but do try counting), and some of them …

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20.2 km

Garth Wood

Forest

22.8 km

River Greta

Highlight • River

Nice views of the River Greta as it meanders towards Keswick.

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23.8 km

Keswick to Threlkeld Railway Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Very smooth surface but has a tendency to get busy with walkers and other cyclists. Watch it in wet and icy conditions, the surface is almost too smooth. Use your bell to warn other trail users and take it easy!

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36.4 km

Caldbeck Common Road at the Base of Carrock Fell

Highlight • Trail

A lovely quiet road along the base of Carrock Fell and across Caldbeck Common. Watch out for the odd pothole and the soft verges as well as the wild fell ponies. The crossing from Mosedale to Hesket Newmarket is fanatstic.

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46.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.3 km

9.16 km

1.71 km

399 m

195 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

28.6 km

17.5 km

559 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

Thursday 28 May

18°C

12°C

37 %

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Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Blencathra Trailhead – Castlerigg Stone Circle loop from Lamonby

Greystoke Forest

Blencathra Trailhead

Threlkeld Village Hall Coffee Shop

Castlerigg Stone Circle

River Greta

Keswick to Threlkeld Railway Path

Caldbeck Common Road at the Base of Carrock Fell

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